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CRIME

UK cereals growers have endured a challenging 12 months, with low farmgate prices, weather constraints and a smaller domestic crop. While pressure remains on wheat prices due to a well-supplied…

ARABLE

Young farmers bold move to take on council tenancy pays off

Joshua Dennis, a 26-year-old arable farmer from Cambridgeshire, made the bold move to take on a county council tenancy at just 22 years old. Three successful yet challenging harvests later,…

ARABLE

Young farmer completes marathon 2,000-mile US harvest

When Eleanor Gilbert graduated from university, she knew she wanted to travel overseas – not looking out the window of a tour bus, but by completing a marathon 2,000-mile harvest…

OTHER CROPS

How agronomist is helping growers earn more from niche crops

Armed with new research findings, analysis of farm yield data and many hours of crop walking, a team of agronomists are helping farmers maximise returns from their niche crops. For…

VARIETY SELECTION

New barley set to be key dual-purpose variety across UK

Belter is set to become a major dual-purpose spring malting barley variety across the UK within the next couple of years, because of its consistent high yields and high malting…

Livestock

 

LIVESTOCK DISEASES

Growing turkeys is allowing a Powys farm to earn an additional income stream from its beef and sheep sheds at a time of the year when they would otherwise have…

TRACTORS

Driver's view: Tom Mixture's John Deere 6R 250

Sitting at the apex of John Deere’s “mid-size” tractor line-up, the 6R 250 offers a healthy slug of power in a modestly proportioned chassis. Its versatility in tackling jobs both…

TRACTORS

Driver's view: Robin Ward's Massey Ferguson 8S.305

For the Massey Ferguson buyer seeking 300 horses, both the 8S and 9S can deliver the goods. But the former’s blend of power and manoeuvrability made it the sensible choice…

TRACTORS

Driver's view: Dan Chanin's Claas Axion 870

Armed with a 6.7-litre FPT engine and a choice of transmissions, Claas’s five-model Axion 800 range has the 200-300hp sector covered. And it’s the range-topping 870 with Cmatic CVT that’s…

TRACTORS

Driver's View: Ben Sharp’s Case IH Optum 300

Case IH’s Puma 260 might be the obvious match for the 300hp tractors featured in this series, but, with the near-identical T7.300 already covered, we’re instead focusing on a model…

BUSINESS

Farming has always required different ways of thinking. Now Defra wants to make sure its forms and guidance work for everyone. Farming is as diverse as the people who make…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here, Mark Charter, head of estate management with Carter Jonas, Oxford, advises on…

Transition section

AGRICULTURAL TRANSITION

With only weeks remaining before Wales’s new farming support scheme, the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) launches, more must be done to ensure it is fit for purpose, according to NFU…

Opinion

OPINION

I must have attended about two dozen conferences and events with speakers this year to listen to farmers plot, plan and prevaricate on what our industry’s future problems will be…

Community

WILL'S WORLD

This week’s photo of the week is from Hannah Harmer, who took this photo on a snowy morning in the Shropshire hills. It features Darcy the Texel cross Suffolk sheep…

Week in focus

NEWS

Welcome back to another edition of This Week in Farming - indeed, the last-but-one before Christmas. First, here’s your markets (opens as PDF). And if you’re looking for festive cheer,…

OPINION

This week I wrapped tinsel around my keyboard, ate four mince pies and summoned my most festive spirit to deliver an editorial of seasonal verse. In tribute to this month's…

WILL'S WORLD

I’m not certain why it happens, but it’s hard not to be curmudgeonly as a man when you hit your mid-40s. One minute you’re a ray of youthful sunshine, hopelessly…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

With all field work now long complete, the sprayer and drill are back in the shed and in need of some TLC, much like a lot of our older machinery.…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

I think the less said about the Budget, the better. But surely Leeds West and Pudsey had a better candidate for MP at the last election than Rachel Reeves. She…

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HEALTH AND SAFETY

Young farmers front powerline safety campaign

Two young farmers are at the forefront of a new safety campaign urging the farming community to stay safe when working near overhead power lines. The campaign has been launched…

NEWS

10 hare coursers evade police in dramatic chase

A group of 10 men suspected of hare coursing evaded Cambridgeshire police in a dramatic car chase on Saturday (11 October). The men were travelling in a four-by-four vehicle, with…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 284: Battle to save biodiversity net gain

In this episode, is the government about to backtrack on plans to pay farmers for creating and improving wildlife habitats? We report from the frontline on the battle to save…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 283: Landscape Recovery - risk v reward

In this episode, experts voice concern at a get-out clause in government plans for a £500m Landscape Recovery scheme for farmers. We look at the opportunities for growers and livestock…

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